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I did not end up going to Germany to start nursing. Nursing in Germany is apparently similar in responsibility, respect, and pay as a nurse aid in the States. Couple that with there are no opportunities for advancement for nursing in Germany, such as becoming a nurse practitioner in the States. I stayed State-side and am going to pursue a degree as a nurse practitioner. There is discussion about developing the nursing field further in the future in Germany, but they are very slow to move and evolve the profession.

Hello, I just finished my Bachelor's in Nursing through an ABSN program in 16 months. I am committed to working in an MICU for one year. After that year, I would like to move with my German fiance back to Europe. I don't think that Germany is the best place for nurses, especially because I would like to continue onto being an NP in a couple of years. I understand that Switzerland and Austria may have some advanced practice nurses and may allow a US nurse to work there. I do speak German at the A2.2 level and am confident that I can get it up to B2 in a few months work. Does anyone have any help of information for me here? The information online is scattered, and not specific. Thank you!

So I'm graduating from XU in one year with a BSN. My boyfriend is living in Germany and we've already done long distance for one year (I lived in Germany before starting school). His plan is to eventually come back to the states, but he needs another year before he can do that. He wants me to work in Europe or Germany for a year once I graduate. Do you have any advise? I could apply for English-speaking jobs in Europe but the conditions there are not as good as they are in the states for nurses. Also, I read that if you are a travel nurse then you can take months off in between contracts and maybe I can use those months to spend time in Germany. However, I am unsure how hard it is for a new nurse to get travel jobs, or if it will look bad finding jobs if I'm only doing part of the year contracts. Has anyone worked as a travel nurse in Europe or Germany? Or has anyone traveled for extended periods of time in between nursing contracts?

Yes that's correct. Right so if I get an MSN then it will take longer and cost more money, if CRNA is the ultimate goal then getting a BSN would be a faster and more cost-effective way to do so. However, I think that in general having an MSN is better in the long-run and will give me more options in the future and a better salary in the future. Just in case I don't get my CRNA until years and years later or I don't get it at all, I think I'd rather go for the MSN. Higher cost, higher reward...

So I have completed most of the pre-reqs that schools require, except for general chemistry a few schools require that one too and I have a B in all of my pre-reqs, so not great..

Thanks for the reply. Do you know which schools let you in with at least a 2.0? I definitely need to do more research. I need to know which schools to apply for a year in advance so that I can fulfill the appropriate pre-reqs.

So this next year I plan on applying to a few direct MSN programs such as Vanderbilt, University of Cincinnati, Emory and maybe a couple in Boston. I am worried that I am aiming too high as I was a psychology undergrad at Michigan with a 3.0 cumulative (3.8 in psychology degree). I got B's in the science pre-reqs. And the past 4 years I have been working as a professional athlete so I have no clinical experience. I plan on taking the GRE's so I will study hard for that and hopefully do well to make up for admissions. Do I have a shot at a school like Emory or Vanderbilt? I'd love to do a direct MSN with a specialty in Neonatal nursing. I know it is expensive and time consuming but I am willing to put up the costs and time rather now than later.

Why wouldn't I be able to do ICU work with an MSN?

So I'm switching careers and plan on doing a direct entry accelerated program. Would it be better to get a BSN or an MSN considering the ultimate goal of mine is to become a CRNA? BSN would take less time and I could get more work experience before beginning CRNA school. Would CRNA schools rather accept someone with an MSN and possibly less experience or a BSN with more experience? Any advice is greatly appreciated! And if you know of a program that is best suited for pre-CRNA, please let me know!